Sounded great after replacing them, but just a few minutes later i had noticed that there was a more than noticeable crackling noise behind my guitar sound. Larger image the old manuals for the fender hot rod series used to include recommended settings. They say carbon comp resistors sound best, but they can. Unleash the tone of your hot rod deville with the supreme mod kit from fromel electronics. My fender deluxe makes a crackling sound whenever i play through it now and sometimes even when the amp is just on. Fender hot rod deluxe iii 2010s price guide reverb. I own a fender super champ xd 15 watt and i still had to put an attenuator on it. Cracklingsputtering noise from fender hot rod deville. It has recently developed a popping, crackling sound when warmed. The tube amp book deluxe revised edition book and disk package. If i remove any and try the amp, theres no noise but it wont play. I never really liked the tone from it and it was always very noisy hums and crackles. With 40 watts of tube power and three gain channels, it delivers searing, high. Crackles, on the other hand, are only heard by a stethoscope and are a.
Famous for the lowend headroom characteristic of 6l6 tubes and a versatile all12ax7 tube preamp, it also boasts luscious fender spring reverb, an effects loop and more. I also noticed that there was a decrease in volume, now i would have to turn it up to 6 to get the volume that would normal be at 4. More than a few have crossed my bench over the years, some coming in for a crackling issue. In 2010, fender released the hot rod deluxe iii which was very similar to the previous amp, but slight louder gain stages and a new speaker. Try the settings above on either your hot rod deluxe or deville amplifier. Ive been playing it for the last few years after fixing it up. Below are pictures of a modern hot rod deluxe compared to a rare 1964 champ with the original styling. Dulls the sound, makes your amp sound like a blanket is overtop of itif you dont like it. It worked great at first when i powered it on and played it for a few hours.
Knowing which pedals to choose for your amp gilmourish. I had a spring reverb pan connected and reverb sounded great as well. Cracklingsputtering noise from fender hot rod deville discussion in amp central station started by heshan, aug 9, 2014. Apr 04, 20 as standard, fender fit the hot rod deluxe iii with a pair of groove tubes gt6l6 chp valves for the power stage and three groove tubes gt12ax7r valves for the preamp stage.
After a bunch of other work, it sounds great again. Playing it cool with a hot rod deluxe 20711 premier. Fender hot rod deville modifications fromel electronics. How old is my fender deluxe hot rod serial b205958. It can make a fender or vox amp sound creamy and warm and boost your. The recording was done using a palmer pdi09 junction direct box into my audio interface digidesign eleven rack. Everything looks secure and immovable, but the tiniest amount of play in the scratchplate can create havoc with the neck pickup. Then from 63 to around 68 fender went blackface, before setting into the silverface style for most of the 70s. At that point in time fender put out some of the best amps and guitars.
I recently am playing a handwired deluxe reverb clone with an old rola. I just put some jj 6l6gc power tubes in my hot rod after noticing one of the two groovetubes had burned out. After these mods your amp will sound fantastic and be more reliable. It was introduced in 1996 as part of the hot rod line of guitar amplifiers and has been in continuous production since. Weird crackling sound fender stratocaster guitar forum. Jul 16, 20 the two resistors, designated r85 and r86 in the blues series and r78 and r79 in the hot rod series, are part of the lowvoltage power supply in these fender amps. Note the amateurish rebranding by fender of sovtek 5881 valves as 6l6gcs. I have a hot rod deluxe that i bought used from a guitar center in orlando.
Jun 26, 2017 there was this crackle and very loud pops and extra crackle during certain notes. Also, the scratchplate static problem doesnt manifest itself at all on teles when the bridge pickup alone is selected. If we were to do a neat job one might not even be able to tell the amp was modded at all. Fender hot rod deluxe rattle my amp has developed a rattle when i play certain notes. I received my used fender hot rod deluxe today after purchasing it off of ebay. This is the exact pot that fender uses for the volume control of the. Usually that is a sign of tubes needing to be changed, yes. The fender hot rod deluxe is a guitar amplifier manufactured and sold by the fender musical instruments corporation. Fender 65 deluxe reverb loud noise problem post by mordell wed mar 09, 2011 4. Feb 19, 2010 the hot rod deluxe is wayyyy too loud for any home. Fender 68 custom deluxe reverb hissnoise problem duration. The power tubes were removed and packed separately when i opened the box. The jj 6v6s can be biased as high as 45mv at the test points in hotrod deluxes but most of these amps will only hit about 30mv but even at this setting they sound great.
The deluxe and deville range have the same channel and switch arrangements. This kit as three 12ax7s for the preamp and two matched 6l6 power tubes. Retubing a fender hot rod deluxe discussion in ampage area started by hojo199, dec 18, 2010. Your amp likely has faulty power tubes or preamp tubes. Just a quick update on my fender hot rod deluxe journey.
It happened for the first time yesterday, i was playing and out of no where a loud crackling would happen for a few seconds. Longer cord for the fender vibrosonic, custom vibrolux, ultimate chorus, rumble bass, hot rod deluxe, hot rod deville, blues deluxe, blues deville, blues junior, acoustasonic sfx, 65 twin reverb reissue, 65 deluxe reverb reissue, bxr200, 57 twin amp reissue standard nema 515 plug for north american use at 110120 volts ac. I replaced all of the carbon comp screen, grid and plate resistors. The two resistors, designated r85 and r86 in the blues series and r78 and r79 in the hot rod series, are part of the lowvoltage power supply in these fender amps.
Fender 65 deluxe reverb loud noise problem post by mordell. Oct 23, 2011 the old manuals for the fender hot rod series used to include recommended settings. Apr 07, 2014 the fender hot rod deville is the most repaired amp at on stage services. I pulled the preamp tubes one at a time and replaced them with a. He said that this was because of the circuit board design. The pop that you hear from the standby switch on your fender deluxe reverb is actually normal. The hot rod deluxe amp is a nice sounding amp but in my opinion fender were trying to make a full featured amp at an aggressive price and so the design and mechanical construction suffered in the cost cutting. The reason it happens is because when your amp is turned on and running, there is a constant supply of voltage running through your amp. Some users have wired up volume controls that can be inserted into the hot rod deluxes preampoutpowerampin. It sounds like a tube rattle but i have replaced all the power and preamp tubes and the noise is still there. I can change a few resistors on the board to make it a blackface. Blue fender blues jr did that for awhile too, only on certain. Electronic supply offers a 250k audiotaper pot exclusively for the hot rod deluxedeville amps. This doesnt include the hot rod deluxe or blues deville series but we tend to see many of those as well.
I just bought a reaper hp, 8ohm to replace the stock speaker of my hot rod deluxe. I think it is impossible to get a good overdrive sound on the hot rod amps using the. Retubing a fender hot rod deluxe gretschtalk forum. I think it is impossible to get a good overdrive sound on the hot rod amps. Selling to go to something with less power we have a new baby in the house. Unfollow fender hot rod deluxe to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The hot rod deville sounds pretty good and is pretty reliable, other than a couple common problems. We talked about tube amp in general and he did mention that the fender hot rod deluxe, and deville models keep him in business. Sorry for the long post, really wanted to get this off my chest.
The fender hot rod series of amps is a very popular one, possibly their most popular. While these deluxe models are functionally tube amps, there is some degree of solidstate in the signal path. Fender forums view topic hot rod deluxe crackling repost. The hot rod deluxe is a modified version of the fender blues deluxe from the earlier blues line of amplifiers, and has a higher level of gain in. Irritatingly on my brand new mij vintage style 60s, rubbing the tip of my fingers on the pickguard produces static crackling noise. My hrd has been making some crackling buzzing noises, after messing with it abit, i found a resistor that is getting very hot. Since then fender had coloured versions of the amp out, and they did a new release around 2000 that has a threechannel system.
If your tube amp has suddenly began to crackle, youre likely to find. Electronic supply offers a 250k audiotaper pot exclusively for the hot rod deluxe deville amps. A fender hot rod deluxe is on the fritz, and jeff has five possible causes to check out. I use a fender hot rod deluxe ampli but it makes a little noise like a metronome noise with 60 bpm. There are many types of failures that cause this symptom.
The standby switch on my fender deluxe reverb is popping. The fender gb hot rod deluxe tube guitar combo amplifier is the result of a collaboration between fender and world famous jazz guitar virtuoso and pop artist george benson. Perhaps the worldas best selling combo, the hot rod deluxe is more or less a. But the new manuals dont include this helpful information. This is the exact pot that fender uses for the volume control of the clean channel. I think its because the air is so dry from being winter and using the woodstove. I like the sound but there is a humming noise coming of the amp with or without a guitar plugged into it. I have never had a single screw out of this thing so i havent left any loose. A new pro junior almost looks totally identical to this champ.
A pair of 6v6s in a regular fender deluxe, for example, puts out around 22 watts. Fender hot rod deluxe functioning amp in chassis reverb. Hot rod deluxe hissing noise so i just bought a used hdr and it has a hissing noise on the clean channel, but nothing when switched to either of the drive channels. I just received the jj tesla retube kit for my early generation fender hotrod deluxe tube amp. The hot rod deluxe is wayyyy too loud for any home.
Crackle even after new tubes fender hot rod deluxe youtube. Ive never had the same problem with a strat, and generally, reports of noise problems from other fender guitars appear more related to wiring issues and component malfunctions. There was this crackle and very loud pops and extra crackle during certain notes. How to diagnose and fix tube rattle on a guitar amplifier. My old hot rod deluxe makes weird noises and i really. Fender 68 custom deluxe reverb hiss noise problem duration. Its a tube amp, and tube amps need to be cranked up to get the tube sound and saturation. Fender hot rod deluxe fixing a common problem with early. The classic fender tone is released through these changes. It goes on and off frequently, like one second its off, then the next few seconds it is crackling, and so on. The hot rod deluxe is an updated version of the blues deluxe amp. Fender forums view topic hot rod deluxe popping and buzzing. Those noises that sound like me fumbling with the mic on my phone are actually coming from my amp. Fender hot rod deluxe tube rattle quick video i wanted to post about a solution i came up with solving my tube rattle.
They say carbon comp resistors sound best, but they can catch on fire and are prone to crackling after time. I bought it used about a month ago and everything was awesome with it until the other day when i recorded with it. How to fix a crackling tube amp top tube amplifier. As this is an intermittent crackling issueit was a long and insane ride of painful investigation. No matter how good an amp or pedal sounds, not everything work together or. Fender hot rod deluxe fixing a common problem with early models. Jan, 2017 here are a few sound tests for the new fender hot rod deluxe iii. Some users have wired up volume controls that can be inserted into the hot rod deluxes preampoutpowerampin loop. Great sounding clean, but both the drive and more drive channel crack. The hot rod deluxe amp is a nice sounding amp but in my opinion fender were trying to make a full featured amp at an aggressive price and so the design and mechanical construction suffered in.
My amp has developed a rattle when i play certain notes. Fender hot rod deluxe crackling discussion in ampscabs tech corner. The gt6l6 chp tubes produce a tone and response that is warm in the mids with good harmonics, has a decent top and bottom end, and has some natural compression. Settings for fender hot rod deluxe and deville amplifiers. At times it does, at times it doesnt but starts after a while. The fender hot rod deville is the most repaired amp at on stage services. Jan 25, 2017 fender hot rod deluxe problem crackling power issues duration.
Fender hot rod deluxe problem crackling power issues duration. My fender twin reverb amp makes loud crackling noise. Replacement valve kit for fender hotrod deluxe 2 x ecc83. I thought i had a tube going bad but found that when i rubbed my 2 anchoring fingers on the pick gaurd in makes the cracking sound. Fender hot rod deluxe is an alltube amplifier that was released the first time in 1993, as an attempt to recreate the classic sound from the bassman and deluxe amplifiers from the 50s. If playing the neck pickup only, rubbing the pickguard below the pickup with the tip of a finger produces the noise but will dissipate as the finger. We have repaired eight in the last year which simply means these are by far some of the most popular amps out there.
The extra loud pops and crackle is gone now pretty. Originally introduced on 50sera fender amplifiers used on hot rod deluxe, hot rod deville, blues deluxe, blues deville, blues junior, pro junior, custom vibrolux reverb, supersonic series, vintage modified series, vintage reissue series, 57 twin, 57 deluxe, 59 bassman, 94 twin, vibrasonic, 57 bandmaster. This is from a fender hot rod deluxe whose first stage preamp tube have gone bad and it crackles. The amp was crackling like hell, amongst other oddities. Here are a few sound tests for the new fender hot rod deluxe iii. Yeah, i retubed my hot rod deluxe about a year ago with new matching gts and i sort of wish now that i had tried some different tubes in it i guess im not quite as unhappy with my hrdx tone as you are i like the cleans in this amp but i do think that it could possibly be better with some different tubes. Some of the pots have gotten a little scratchy but not too bad. I like it because it has that tube sound, and can simulate all kinds of fender amps. I do not like to give a price without hearing and seeing it. I replaced all the tubes, both preamp and power amp with jjs. You dont want to hear the crackle but rather feel that its there.
I put the link in order to describe the noise what could be. If you want to really push them then you need to drop the value of the final bias resister down by about 20%. Probably 6 months after posting this video and creating this homemadequickfix for the amp. Crackling and wheezing are more than just a sign of sickness.
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